Verizon is experiencing a major outage across the U.S. today, with hundreds of thousands of customers reporting issues with the network on Downdetector. iPhone users with Verizon may see "SOS" in the status bar,

WhatsApp is developing a “Save as draft” option for status updates, allowing users to save progress if they exit the status creation screen. The draft will be available the next time they enter the status creation screen. An animated “2026” sticker ...

You do not need another 30-minute status call that goes nowhere, with everyone on their phones. Most updates are better as artifacts than as airtime; get the info on a one-page sheet; use the same update format and place every time.

Barnes & Noble is coming to South Coast Plaza. The bookseller is setting up shop in the Macy’s Home wing, which shoppers reach either by walking the pedestrian bridge over Bear Street or by parking under or next to the smaller of the two SCP retail centers.